Bunch of Questions About Speakers and Amplifier Help

Hey, I am looking for a good/great 4-channel amplifier to power my fronts and rear Infinity Kappa speakers, but Im at a lost of thought of where to go after looking around.

The speakers are:

Front: Infinity Kappa 62.7i (6.5", 75 watts RMS, 225 watts peak)

Rear: Infinity Kappa 682.7cf (6x8", 100 watts RMS, 300 watts peak)

Now, the part that confuses me, is the 'ohms'. It says it has a 2-ohm impedance, but Im not sure if that means its automatically 'played' in 2-ohms, or if it just can handle 2-ohms, or if it HAS to be in 2-ohms? That part confuses me, because then I dont know what amplifier to look at based on that. I want the front and rear speakers to get exactly their RMS ratings or more but not to the point where they will be pushed too hard. Im thinking 100-150 RMS should be good for all four? Any ideas on that?

As for the amplifiers, I was looking around and came across these amplifiers:

Now I know alot of people say the Hifonics are overrated in terms of RMS power, but what does everyone think of those two amplifiers and which is better, wired in 4 or 2 ohms? And the RMS power they give out, will it be too much for my speakers since their RMS is lower than the 2-ohms that those amplifiers put out?

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Actually, that amplifier seems too expensive for what it can do. The Hifonics puts out way more than that at both 2 and 4 ohms for under $200. I dont want to put out more than $175 on a 4-channel amplifier.

And how do you exactly wire up my speakers with my 2-channel Boss Chaos amplifier? Im not sure if its wired up right?

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The Titan 6406 should be fine. Hifonics amps are overrated, so you'd probably have problems with clipping if you try to get the power you need out of the 4406.

As for the boss amp, junk it. Boss ***** it hard

Haha, my Boss amp, you dont have to tell me. I got it for free from a friend.

As for the 4406, you say it may clip? Im not entirely sure what 'clipping' is, but I seen it around on the forums mentioned, but paid no mind to it. Its only 10 watts RMS over 100 watts (what the rear speakers RMS is) so it shouldnt be bad right? And I know Hifonics amps are overrated, but I dont know.

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"Clipping" simply means sending a distorted signal through the speaker, which will dramatically shorten the life of said speaker. The more you push an amp to its limits(turning the gain all the way up), the more you run the risk of clipping the signal. With the larger amp, you won't be getting as near to maxing it out, because you'll have the gains turned down a little so you don't overpower the speakers. It will run cooler and will provide cleaner power, ultimately prolonging the life of your amp and your speakers.

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Wow, that Phoenix Gold amplifier looks good. What does everyone think of those in terms of reliability and performance? Good sound?

As for those amplifiers, I believe I may 'have' to wire my speakers up 2 ohms as someone in this thread said they are meant to be wired in 2 ohms (my speakers say they are 2-ohm impedance), so if I wired those amplifiers to all 4 of my speakers in 2 ohms, I'd be at 125 watts RMS for each speaker by both amps.

Is 25 watts RMS extra ok for my speakers if the fronts are 75 RMS and the rears are 100 RMS?

If its ok, and you guys approve of Phoenix Gold, should I get that over the Hifonics ZXi 4406 with 110 watts RMS per speaker?

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Go with the PG. If you set your gains correctly, then you won't be running more than the speaker's rms anyway. That's the whole point of what i explained to you earlier. Set the amp to what you need for each speaker.

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Originally Posted by Hintzyboy

Go with the PG. If you set your gains correctly, then you won't be running more than the speaker's rms anyway. That's the whole point of what i explained to you earlier. Set the amp to what you need for each speaker.

Yeah. How do I know where I should set my gains (please dont tell me to read the Gains Tutorial, lol, because it didnt make much sense to me since Im a beginner/amateur) and how would I know where my speakers are at in terms of RMS wattage?